Education Act 1996 | |
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Parliament of Malaysia | |
An Act to provide for education and for matters connected therewith. | |
Citation | Act 550 |
Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
Enacted by | Dewan Rakyat |
Enacted by | Dewan Negara |
Date of Royal Assent | 15 July 1996 |
Date commenced | 1 August 1996 |
Date effective | [31 December 1997, P.U. (B) 541/1997] |
Legislative history | |
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat | Education Bill 1996 |
Introduced by | [[]], Minister of |
First reading | [ ] |
Second reading | [ ] |
Third reading | [ ] |
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara | Education Bill 1996 |
Introduced by | [[]], Minister of |
First reading | [ ] |
Second reading | [ ] |
Third reading | [ ] |
Amendments | |
Education (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1152] Education (Amendment) Act 2009 [Act A1341] |
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Repealing legislation | |
Education Act 1961 Education (Amendment) Act 1963 [Act 32 of 1963] Education Act (Extension to Sarawak) Order 1975 [P.U. (A) 425/1975] Education Act (Extension to Sabah) Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 176/1976] |
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Status: In force |
The Education Act 1996 (Malay: Akta Pendidikan 1996), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to provide for education and for matters connected therewith.
Preamble of the Act provides the following acknowledgements:
The Education Act 1996, in its current form (1 January 2012), consists of 16 Parts containing 156 sections and 1 schedule (including 2 amendments).